The Air Force has released a timeline for changes to the enlisted evaluation and promotion system announced in July.
The long-awaited changes will take place over the next 18 months with new feedback forms and the eventual elimination of numerical ratings and time in grade and time in service points, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Cody said in an interview Wednesday.
“It’s going to be a big year,” Cody said. “We’ll see a lot of things change. The fair thing that I want our airmen to do is have faith in the fact that this is exactly what they’ve been asking for. Even though there’s some people that I think might be getting nervous about it, and I understand, because it’s new and it’s a change. This is what the force has been demanding.”
The timeline, announced Thursday, for when information on each change will become available:
August-October:
Eliminate RegAF technical sergeant change of reporting official (CRO) reports
Establish RegAF technical sergeants static close out date (SCOD) of Nov. 30
Publish 2015 E7 promotion testing window
Establish/Publish new master sergeant promotion eligibility cut-off date
Establish/Publish technical sergeant promotion eligibility cut-off date
Establish RegAF staff sergeants SCOD
Eliminate RegAF staff sergeant CRO reports
Announce changes to the WAPS calculations for E5 through E9 promotions
Announce new master sergeant evaluation board details
Announce changes to enlisted performance report calculations for SNCO promotions
November-March 2015:
Eliminate senior airman and below CRO reports
Establish RegAF senior airman and below SCODs
Release new chief master sergeant performance report (AF Form 912)
Eliminate RegAF and ARC chief master sergeant CRO reports
Establish RegAF and ARC chief master sergeants SCODs
Eliminate RegAF senior master sergeant CRO reports
Establish RegAF senior master sergeants SCOD
Spring 2015:
Release new master sergeant/senior master sergeant performance report (AF Form 911)
Announce stratification restrictions for RegAF senior master sergeant and master sergeant reports
First promotion release with WAPS changes in effect (15E6)
Eliminate RegAF master sergeant CRO reports
Establish RegAF master sergeants SCOD
Summer 2015:
Release new RegAF airman basic through technical sergeant performance report (AF Form 910)
Announce force distribution guidance for RegAF airman basic – technical sergeant
Fall 2015:
Establish ARC senior airmen and below SCODs
Eliminate ARC senior airman and below CRO reports
Spring-Fall 2016:
Eliminate ARC senior master sergeant CRO reports
Establish ARC senior master sergeant SCOD
Eliminate ARC technical sergeant CRO reports
Eliminate ARC staff sergeant CRO reports
Establish ARC technical sergeant SCOD
